|OT| Red Dead Redemption 2 (PC) - Untitled Horse Game

[prudis]

Red Dead Redemption 2

Red Dead Redemption 2, the critically acclaimed open world epic from Rockstar Games and the highest rated game of the console generation, now enhanced for PC with new Story Mode content, visual upgrades and more.

America, 1899. The end of the wild west era has begun as lawmen hunt down the last remaining outlaw gangs. Those who will not surrender or succumb are killed. After a robbery goes badly wrong in the western town of Blackwater, Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde gang are forced to flee. With federal agents and the best bounty hunters in the nation massing on their heels, the gang must rob, steal and fight their way across the rugged heartland of America in order to survive. As deepening internal divisions threaten to tear the gang apart, Arthur must make a choice between his own ideals and loyalty to the gang who raised him.

With all new graphical and technical enhancements for deeper immersion, Red Dead Redemption 2 for PC takes full advantage of the power of the PC to bring every corner of this massive, rich and detailed world to life including increased draw distances; higher quality global illumination and ambient occlusion for improved day and night lighting; improved reflections and deeper, higher resolution shadows at all distances; tessellated tree textures and improved grass and fur textures for added realism in every plant and animal.

Red Dead Redemption 2 for PC also offers HDR support, the ability to run high-end display setups with 4K resolution and beyond, multi-monitor configurations, widescreen configurations, faster frame rates and more.

Red Dead Redemption 2 for PC also includes additional Story Mode content including Bounty Hunting Missions, Gang Hideouts, Weapons and more; plus free access to the shared living world of Red Dead Online featuring all previously released improvements and the latest content for the complete Online experience including Frontier Pursuits and the specialist Roles of The Bounty Hunter, Trader and Collector, and much more.

Red Dead Redemption 2 for PC is the ultimate way to experience one of the most critically acclaimed games of all time, winner of over 175 Game of the Year Awards and recipient of over 250 perfect scores.

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Original Announcment of PC version​

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Enhancements and New Story Mode Content

The first game in the Red Dead Redemption series to be featured on the PC platform, Red Dead Redemption 2 for PC features a range of graphical and technical enhancements for increased immersion along with new Bounty Hunting Missions, Gang Hideouts, Weapons, and more.

Red Dead Online

Red Dead Redemption 2 for PC also includes free access to the shared living world of Red Dead Online featuring all previously released improvements and the latest content updates for the complete online experience including Frontier Pursuits and the specialist Roles of Bounty Hunter, Trader, and Collector for players to progress through and earn unique rewards.

Pre-Purchase Bonuses with the Rockstar Games Launcher

Pre-purchases for Red Dead Redemption 2 for PC begin at 11 a.m. ET on October 9 exclusively on the Rockstar Games Launcher through October 22, with a limited time offer during this period of two free Rockstar Games PC titles from the following:

• Grand Theft Auto III
• Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
• Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
• Bully: Scholarship Edition
• L.A. Noire: The Complete Edition
• Max Payne 3: The Complete Edition

Pre-purchases made on the Rockstar Games Launcher also include free upgrades to the Premium Editions of Red Dead Redemption 2, with both the Special Edition and Ultimate Edition discounted by $20 each.

Further pre-purchase bonuses via the Rockstar Games Launcher include:

• Outlaw Survival Kit for Story Mode
• War Horse for Story Mode
• Treasure Map for Story Mode
• Cash Bonus for Story Mode
• 50 Gold Bars for Red Dead Online

Additional Store Information

Red Dead Redemption 2 for PC will also be available to pre-order at the Epic Games Store, Greenman Gaming, the Humble Store, GameStop, and additional digital retailers starting October 23 with a pre-order bonus of 25 Gold Bars for Red Dead Online. Red Dead Redemption 2 for PC will also be available to purchase on Steam this December.

 

[Krakn3dfx]

Whoa.

Epic Game Store and Rockstar Launcher. mildshock

 

[fantomena]

Whoa.

Epic Game Store and Rockstar Launcher. mildshock

Steam in december.

 

[Krakn3dfx]

Steam in december.

That's not too bad then. Already have it on console, so will probably hold out for some sort of sale price down the road.

 

[Firewithin]

wow they are putting it on steam. the absolute madmen

also lol anybody buying from egs and not waiting a month

 

[RionaaM]

Welp, buying it on Steam come December. 2 months ain't a long wait.

 

[Alexandros]

Steam release is good news, 1 month is a non issue for me considering that I still haven't bought GTA V.

 

[fantomena]

Tim Sweeney helping the struggling developer Rockstar Games to gain foothold in the PC space. For 1 month. lolol

 

[Rosenkrantz]

1 month is nothing, R* probably wants to maximize them 100% profits, but at the same time remember how many sales they can lose.

 

[Alextended]

And preorders are rockstar launcher exclusive up to oct 22, tons of free exclusive bonuses and upgrades to more expensive editions on top.

I guess NOBODY will buy this on EGS, right? Seeing as its defenders just call it another launcher. Now it's on ANOTHER launcher, with more stuff and 0% R* fee!

They'll all just get it there and not even mention EGS in anything but the fineprint, right? They won't dare doing an 180 turn about that, right? Maybe they'll just shill and lie about how EGS was the start of the "multi launcher/store" future that's being cemented with such moves that help publishers/devs/gamers (lol).

 

[Big_Al]

I'll be buying it on Rockstar Launcher or Steam so I'm good. I could wait the extra month absolutely no problem but is it still the case where for games like GTA V on Steam you now need Rockstar Launcher installed to launch ? I know that was the case when the launcher first came out but not sure if that's still the case.

 

[Ge0force]

The Steam boycott during the first month sucks, but it's still better than what Ubisoft is doing with their latest games.

Anyway, I didn't enjoy the first RDR at all so I won't buy this sequel. Played it a few hours on PS4 and the gameplay is still crap imo.

I guess NOBODY will buy this on EGS, right?

I definitely hope so.

 

[Alextended]

I'm sure we'll see some people pimping EGS for it still, it's just gonna show (again) how ignorant and hypocritical they are.

So I guess many will just focus on putting Steam down instead.

I didn't expect Rockstar to go the Ubisoft way though, hopefully it's just gonna be for their own games (at least for a long long time) like Blizzard's used to be.

 

[Firewithin]

And preorders are rockstar launcher exclusive up to oct 22, tons of free exclusive bonuses and upgrades to more expensive editions on top.

I guess NOBODY will buy this on EGS, right? Seeing as its defenders just call it another launcher. Now it's on ANOTHER launcher, with more stuff and 0% R* fee!

They'll all just get it there and not even mention EGS in anything but the fineprint, right? They won't dare doing an 180 turn about that, right? Maybe they'll just shill and lie about how EGS was the start of the "multi launcher/store" future that's being cemented with such moves that help publishers/devs/gamers (lol).

you dont understand.......30 days will fuck steams shit up

 

[JMTHEFOX]

FINALLY

Also, its refreshing to see a PC version that is an Eg$$clusive for a month.

 

[Jav]

Well, I'm not getting Red Dead 2 at all then

 

[Zexen]

Looking forward the pictures this will provide the screenshots thread, this will be glorious.

 

[Phoenix RISING]

wow they are putting it on steam. the absolute madmen

also lol anybody buying from egs and not waiting a month

The way that GTAV sold, I can see some lunatics triple-dipping between console and two PC versions.

That one-month lead time is laughable. I wonder what EGS had to pay for that.

We will see the difference in sales IMMEDIATELY.

 

[lashman]

Looking forward the pictures this will provide the screenshots thread, this will be glorious.

yeah ... at the very least - it's a beautiful game!

can't wait for Dictator's video on it!

 

[Phoenix RISING]

N B 4 RDR1 total conversion mod in a few years.

 

[lashman]

N B 4 RDR1 total conversion mod in a few years.

i just hope none of them will actually tell anyone about it before it's done ... because 2 of those already fucking died (and one was 100% legal ... it was just going to be a mod for the emulated version ... but they got assassinated by T2 lawyers anyway)

 

[Phoenix RISING]

i just hope none of them will actually tell anyone about it before it's done ... because 2 of those already fucking died (and one was 100% legal ... it was just going to be a mod for the emulated version ... but they got assassinated by T2 lawyers anyway)

Agreed.

 

[lashman]

Agreed.

but yeah - i really hope it happens ... even if they just plop the entire thing 1:1 into RDR2 (as in: with absolutely no updates to textures, geometry etc.)

 

[Phoenix RISING]

but yeah - i really hope it happens ... even if they just plop the entire thing 1:1 into RDR2 (as in: with absolutely no updates to textures, geometry etc.)

All the assets are already in RDR2. Just need to extract the VA from RDR1.

I'll take a bare-minimum, and leave the work of other modders to make a full game out of it.

Look at us. You can tell we're PC gamers because we don't even have the game yet and are already thinking about mod potential, LMAO!

 

[Stevey]

I'll get it on STEAM next year or later when it has a decent sale.

Played through it at launch on my One X, never had the desire to replay it.

 

[lashman]

Look at us. You can tell we're PC gamers because we don't even have the game yet and are already thinking about mod potential, LMAO!

lol, exactly xD

 

[Phoenix RISING]

I'll get it on STEAM next year or later when it has a decent sale.

Played through it at launch on my One X, never had the desire to replay it.

I'm still mad that I missed some missable content as the game progresses through the chapters.

Because of that, I never bothered to go "achievement hunting" to 100% the game, because 100% would be impossible without a clean save.

I stopped paying attention to certain things and exploring and experimenting. So I still have a lot to do.

 

[LEANIJA]

Anyway, I didn't enjoy the first RDR at all so I won't buy this sequel. Played it a few hours on PS4 and the gameplay is still crap imo.

I played RDR1 on PS3 and didnt like it. I didnt understand what all the fuss was about. And the reviews for RDR2 and its weird focus on "realism" didnt exactly sell me on that, either. Maybe it will be better with mouse+keyboard controls (as Rockstar games are horrible with a controller), so I might pick this up on Steam sometime in the future when it's on sale, we'll see.
That said, one month exclusivity is better than 12 or 6, but its still shite. I am sick of these companies treating people using Steam and wanting their games there like second class.

 

[PossiblyPudding]

Pretty excited to play this, but unless there's one amazing discount ahead of release for the Rockstar Launcher version I'll just wait the extra month. Really don't want to give anyone extra ammo to point to EGS and go, "See! It's working!" Even if hardly anyone actually buys it there.

 

[freshVeggie]

Awesome. Finally. Nice surprise that Steam is only one month later.
Will have to wait a few years until it's cheap or if RGL has a good deal.

 

[Ge0force]

I played RDR1 on PS3 and didnt like it. I didnt understand what all the fuss was about.

Same here, I found it incredibly boring and repetitive and the combat was really bad.

Rockstar can make great and beautiful open words that really feel alive. But I'm not a fan of their game design; I didn't finish any of their games except Max Payne 3 (which was incredible imo)

 

[lashman]

Awesome. Finally. Nice surprise that Steam is only one month later.
Will have to wait a few years until it's cheap or if RGL has a good deal.

i'm definitely waiting for steam ... i just can't be bothered with 50 different launchers and remembering which game is where ... that's literally what it comes down to for me

 

[gabbo]

i'm definitely waiting for steam ... i just can't be bothered with 50 different launchers and remembering which game is where ... that's literally what it comes down to for me

How many titles do you have installed at one time?
Edit: as for this, minimum shock about EGS. I wonder what the ask was for 12 or 6 month exclusivity, because one month must have been big. Do Zelnick or the Hausers keep tight lipped about things like this?

Might look into it down the line. Played a bit of the first game years ago and RDR on my brothers ps3 at the time, but the missions and in between weren't all that reactive or fun.

 

[Big_Al]

i'm definitely waiting for steam ... i just can't be bothered with 50 different launchers and remembering which game is where ... that's literally what it comes down to for me

To be honest that's why I might go for the Rockstar Launcher version as you'll need that anyway for the Steam version I'm betting, like UPlay.

 

[lashman]

How many titles do you have installed at one time?

right now? about 180 games on steam

 

[Dandy]

I don't buy R* games, so this doesn't affect me... But I guess it's good that it's only delayed by one month? Wonder how much that cost Timmy...

 

[RionaaM]

I'm just happy that I'll get to experience those glorious expanding horse balls on my PC, and using my preferred client desktop icon no less!

 

[DriftedPlanet]

Christmas sounds like a good time for this game. Glad they decided not to make it completely exclusive.

 

[dummmyy]

Online at launch, right? lol

 

[texhnolyze]

Steam is totally unexpected, especially that early. Good for them.

I'm okay at not getting it at launch though, everything is still fresh in my memory. Will get it on its first discount. Or probably when online launches.

 

[Madventure]

So excited for RDR2

 

[Anteater]

I got bored of RDR1 when I played it back then, probably wouldn't enjoy 2 but might get it just for the pretty graphics (if it runs well on my computer)

 

[Li Kao]

I suppose at the end of the day it’s a good thing the games gets ported at last, but I fear I will do a GTAV with it: too much waiting and there goes my will to play.
it doesn’t help that I finally played RDR just before the release of the second one and was stunned by the lack of things to do in it.

 

[ISee]

Personally, I don't mind getting it on the Rockstar thing. The Problem is DOOM is already coming out at the end of November and Outer Wrolds at the end of October. So if it overlaps with RDR2 I just might wait till after Christmas for RDR2, which would make me buy it on Steam.
The good thing is, I have a choice now and that's all I'm asking for.


EDIT:
Was just thinking about it. What are the chances the Steam version will need the Rockstar Launcher in the background?

 

[Arulan]

The Epic Games Store continues to be pathetic.

I probably won't pick it up anytime soon, but I'm intrigued about the immersive qualities I've read about.

 

[prudis]

EDIT:
Was just thinking about it. What are the chances the Steam version will need the Rockstar Launcher in the background?

it will , they even changed it on GTAV so instead of RGSC it goes through RL

 

[MonthOLDpickle]

GTA V always had a luancher folks. It just was updated and moved out of the GTAV install folder for the steam version.

 

[PC-Patriot]

EDIT:
Was just thinking about it. What are the chances the Steam version will need the Rockstar Launcher in the background?

Games are no longer about selling a piece of enjoyable entertainment to customers. These days the game is the worm and the hook is the money sucking wallet draining app they shoe horn onto your PC. At this point I don't think it is even a question as to whether we will need rockstars band wagon hopping store. Yes you will need their shitty store, just like you needed ubisofts shitty store and blizzards shitty store.

As for Epic erm LOLZ at 1 month not exclusive but not on steam deal. Wow major move there Timmy, I can't imagine people that have been waiting over a year for this game waiting a whole MONTH to get it on a superior store/platform.

 

[Aelphaeis Mangarae]

My hope is that some talented modders band together and, for lack of a better expression, Far Cry 2-ify RDR2's mission design. RDR2 is by no means a bad game, but its story mission design is Battlefield 3-esque in its railroading and tendency to punish players for demonstrating creative thinking.

 

[KainXVIII]

Now we can see how (supposedly) boring this game is?